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When we were on our weekend getaway–shopping, we stopped in Anthropologie.  That was the first bad idea.  There’s nothing in there I don’t love, but there’s also hardly anything in there that I feel okay spending THAT MUCH on.  You know what I mean.  “Oh em gee, loooovvvvveeeee those mugs (or dress, or cardigan, or […]

Who’s ready to win Kajsa Virkaaaaaaaa (in my best game show host voice)!!!!!!!???  Confused?  Something about Ikea: the names of their products–well, mean nothing to me.  I have NO idea what they are talking about.  Maybe if I understood Swedish, I would have a leg up on the name game…but I don’t, so moving on. […]

A couple weeks ago, RC Willey was having a promotion where the first five people to send in a recipe for their favorite appetizer would win one of those big old fashioned popcorn makers.  Everyone else who sent in a recipe would get a $25 gift card to the store.  So, I waited about 45 […]

Yesterday, we did it!  We painted the whole front area of our place.  It feel so good and peaceful and fresh.  Here’s a reminder of how it looked before: Beige walls…no more!  Although, Chris never referred to our walls as “beige,” he is glad they are gone as well.  “Well, honey, if they aren’t beige–what […]

I can just hear florine Maria, strumming her guitar, “Let’s start at the very beginning.  A very good place to staaaart.”  Thanks, Maria.  Honestly, as excited as we are to paint our place, we have been going back and forth about which room to start with.  Here’s our thought process: Do we go for our […]

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